Velayudham Movie Preview

Remakes have always been safe bets for Vijay and director M Raja. With the former having a track record of films like ‘Kadhalukku Mariyadhai’, ‘Ninaithen Vandhai’, ‘Priyamanavale’ and ‘Pokkiri’, the latter has carved a niche for himself doing remakes from ‘Jayam’ to ‘Santosh Subramaniam’.

And now, both have come together for ‘Velayudham’, which too is said to be a remake of a Telugu hit, titled ‘Aazad’. Produced by Aascar V Ravichandran, the film that was launched amidst much fanfare has two heroines- Genelia and Hansika Motwani.

Says Raja, “This is my first film with a big actor like Vijay. He suits to the role well. The movie is about an ordinary youngster who transforms as a catalyst to reform the society. I am hopeful ‘Velayudham’ will work big time with the audience.”

“Vijay plays an enterprising youngster while Genelia is doing the role of a journalist,” the director says and adds: “Hansika Motwani and Saranya Mohan are also doing crucial characters. Comedy will be taken care of by Santhanam and Sathyan.”

The plot is interesting. Genelia reports that a superhero is saving the city and circumstances lead Vijay to accidentally save the city from the impostors, making him the accidental superhero!

Vijay’s costumes in the movie seem to be inspired from a popular game title. Though nothing is known how long he’d be wearing the costumes, the first look given by the makers suggest Vijay’s up to something big!

Saying Priyan’s cinematography will be a highlight and Vijay Antony has come out with catchy songs, Raja continues: “On the whole, ‘Velayudham’ will be a wholesome treat to not just Vijay fans, but for every movie-goer.”

On his part, Vijay says, “Working for a big banner like Aascar gives me immense proud. Raja is known for his knack to deliver blockbusters without a break. ‘Velayudham’ is a nice story. Hopefully our combination should rock.”

Cast: Vijay, Genelia, Hansika Motwani, Saranya Mohan
Direction: ‘Jayam’ Raja
Production: Aascar Ravichandran
Music: Vijay Antony

'Velayudham' Movie Preview

Remakes have always been safe bets for Vijay and director M Raja. With the former having a track record of films like ‘Kadhalukku Mariyadhai’, ‘Ninaithen Vandhai’, ‘Priyamanavale’ and ‘Pokkiri’, the latter has carved a niche for himself doing remakes from ‘Jayam’ to ‘Santosh Subramaniam’.
And now, both have come together for ‘Velayudham’, which too is said to be a remake of a Telugu hit, titled ‘Aazad’. Produced by Aascar V Ravichandran, the film that was launched amidst much fanfare has two heroines- Genelia and Hansika Motwani.
Says Raja, “This is my first film with a big actor like Vijay. He suits to the role well. The movie is about an ordinary youngster who transforms as a catalyst to reform the society. I am hopeful ‘Velayudham’ will work big time with the audience.”
“Vijay plays an enterprising youngster while Genelia is doing the role of a journalist,” the director says and adds: “Hansika Motwani and Saranya Mohan are also doing crucial characters. Comedy will be taken care of by Santhanam and Sathyan.”
The plot is interesting. Genelia reports that a superhero is saving the city and circumstances lead Vijay to accidentally save the city from the impostors, making him the accidental superhero!
Vijay’s costumes in the movie seem to be inspired from a popular game title. Though nothing is known how long he’d be wearing the costumes, the first look given by the makers suggest Vijay’s up to something big!
Saying Priyan’s cinematography will be a highlight and Vijay Antony has come out with catchy songs, Raja continues: “On the whole, ‘Velayudham’ will be a wholesome treat to not just Vijay fans, but for every movie-goer.”
On his part, Vijay says, “Working for a big banner like Aascar gives me immense proud. Raja is known for his knack to deliver blockbusters without a break. ‘Velayudham’ is a nice story. Hopefully our combination should rock.”
Cast: Vijay, Genelia, Hansika Motwani, Saranya MohanDirection: ‘Jayam’ RajaProduction: Aascar RavichandranMusic: Vijay Antony

Yathumaagi Movie Preview, Yathumagi review

Cast: Sachin, Sunaina, Azhagm Thamizhmani, Ramesh Khanna, Paandu, Riyaz Khan, Poochi Senthil
Director: Balkumaran
Producer: S. Singavi, M. Singavi
Music Director: James Vasanthan
Lyricst: Mohan Raj, Aandal Priyadarshini, Yugabharathi, Na.Muthukumar

Looks like a season of love is being sparked off in Kollywood. It had been quite a long time since a full-length love story graced our screens until VTV arrived and now, within a couple of weeks, we have a film that claims to literally choke on love (Thigatta Thigatta Kadhal) – Yathumaagi.

With the makers claiming a story dedicated only to love and nothing else, we can be sure of what to expect in this film, lots of romance, sweet stuff and ‘mush’ more. There would be very little to discuss in terms of plot for any love story - it is the relation between the lead pair that sets the screen on fire. The lead pair here comprises Sunaina (on screen after Kadhalil Vizhunden and Masilamani) and newcomer Sachin.

Sunaina has already proved her abilities as an actress, especially in romantic subjects, with her last two outings. However, this will be the first time that she is being paired opposite someone other than Nakul. It will be interesting to see whether this new pair is able to live up to or even outdo the much liked Nakul-Sunaina chemistry.

Debutante R. Balakumar has directed the movie which has music by James Vasanthan. Though the composer does not have too many films against his name, he has already created an identity for himself as someone who comes up with enjoyable scores that have a unique stamp on them. His work in Subramaniapuram and Pasanga is proof enough.

For Yathumagi, it is said that he has recorded an entire song using sounds made from junk and scrap instead of musical instruments. Even though the song has literally been made out of junk, we are sure that it will be worth a whole lot more than that. That will certainly be a novelty in Tamil cinema music and can also put James Vasanthan in the good books of environmental activists!

Another interesting thing about Yathumaagi is its producers. The film has been produced by Chozha Creations who are re-entering the industry after quite a gap. This is the same banner that had introduced Ajith to filmdom with Amaravathi. Well, Sachin is sure lucky to make his debut with the same banner that Ajith did. Will his career too be able to soar like his illustrious predecessor? Let’s wait till Friday.

"Vettaikaran" – Movie Preview

Banner: Sun Pictures, AVM Productions
Production: Kalanidhi Maran, Balasubramaniam
Direction: Babu Sivan
Star-casts: Vijay, Anushka and others.
Music: Vijay Antony

Azhagiya Tamizh Maghan, Kuruvi & Villu – three continuous flop shows in the career of Vijay and now the actor has to make it big… ‘Ilayathalapathy’ Vijay had to face bad results with ‘Kuruvi’ and ‘Villu’ merely for two reasons: overreacting to the situations and producers selling it at higher rates than the usual films of Vijay.

But this time, the actor has made it clear that he shouldn’t stumble at any situation for his political dreams have been dumped down as of now. The actor has completed shooting for ‘Vettaikaaran’ and producers are planning to release the film in December. According to the recent decisions made by Tamil Film Producers Council, films of A-stream stars with big budget should be released only on festive seasons.
Appositely, the next option of releasing date left in schedule is ‘Christmas’. Directed by Babu Sivan, a former associate of Dharani, the film is being produced by AVM Balasubramanian and B Gurunath Meiyappan for AVM.

The film had the biggest deal as Sun Pictures have acquired the rights with a big record price afforded on AVM Productions.
Musical score by Vijay Antony has topped the charts with almost all the songs turning to be a good hit. The film has Tollywood hottie Anushka starrng opposite Vijay in the role of medical college student.

‘Vettaikaran’ is about an youngster who comes to Chennai for earning his livelihood. Over there, he comes across the baddies deteriorating the society and hatches plans to bash them down for the sake of innocents’ lives.

Cinematographer Ravi Varman, Art Director Milan and Editor V.T. Vijayan have delivered an exclusive show on their parts to make this film a successful endeavor for Vijay.

Let’s hope our ‘Ilayathalapathy’ has his dreams coming true of at least one of his films becoming a hit in this decade.